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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
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On May 29, I wrote:
> Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here. I've been 
> > googling (!) for a way to opt out of using my bandwidth and my 
> > battery to be part of this network.
> > 
> > Everything I could find told me to make settings changes in the Find 
> > My Device app, but I don't have that app. Does that mean I'm not part 
> > of the network, or do I need to install an app I don't want just to 
> > opt out of a network I don't want?
> 
>   I got an e-mail (today) from Google, saying the 'feature' will be
> turned on in three days and with instructions how to opt out of the
> network:
> 
> <https://www.google.com/android/find/settings/fmdn>

  And indeed today, I got a notification on my phone that the
functionality is live and enabled (and with a pointer to the settings,
so you can check/change them).

  For now, I've kept the 'Find your offline devices' setting set to
'With network in high-traffic areas only'.

(Other settings are 'Off', 'Without network' and 'With network in all
areas'. All with panels which can be opened to see explanations of each
choice.)